Cultured Marble Care and Maintenance

Cleaning Instructions For All Cultured Marble Products

Skilled craftsmen using premium quality materials have manufactured your cultured marble product. Our care and high standards culminate in the durable beauty of our cultured marble. You can protect the splendor of your product and ensure a long life of trouble-free service by observing a few simple procedures.

DO NOT clean this product with any abrasive material or cleanser. (i.e., steel wool, Comet, Ajax, Soft Scrub, etc.). These abrasives will dull the lustrous finish.

We recommend Gel-Gloss, a one step cleaning process, for our products. This is available from Southern Cultured Marble, Inc. or local building and plumbing supply house.

You may choose to clean your marble with liquid cleaners such as Fantastic, Mr. Clean or Formula 409. After cleaning, wax your marble surface with a non-abrasive wax. This produces a shinier surface and makes future cleaning easier.

Many problems and stains can be avoided by attention to proper use of your product. With a minimum of care, you will have many happy years to enjoy its beauty.

The following steps can be taken to remedy unusual cleaning problem.

Hard water scale and rust stains can be removed with mild vinegar solution, followed by a fine polishing compound.

Mold and mildew can be removed with a diluted solution of chlorine bleach and water or with Lysol. Never let pure bleach come in contact with your marble.

Hair dye and shoe polish can be removed by using polishing compound.

Minor surface scratches can be buffed out with polishing compound. A professional cultured marble repairman in your area should repair deeper scratches and more major problems.

Certain chemicals can seriously damage your product, even during brief periods of contact. DO NOT let your cultured marble come in contact with any of the following:

Clorox or other Hypochlorite bleaches, Hydrogen Peroxide in any concentration, Drano or other Lye solutions, Sani-Flush or other sodium bisulfate compounds, Paint strippers, Comet, Ajax or other abrasive cleaners.

WARNING

ALL HIGH ACIDIC LIQUIDS SUCH AS: URINE, SODAS, CHLORINE BLEACH, ETC. WILL STAIN MARBLE BEYOND REPAIR IF ALLOWED TO STAND ON MARBLE. IF THESE SPILLS OCCUR, REMOVE PLASTIC COVERING, IF APPLICABLE, AND FLUSH WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY, THEN CLEAN. AGAIN KEEPING YOUR TUB COVERED DURING CONSTRUCTION WILL HELP PREVENT THESE PROBLEMS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANYONE USE PUTTY KNIVES OR SCRAPERS OF ANY KIND TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM CULTURED MARBLE. THIS WILL SCRATCH THE MARBLE BEYOND REPAIR, AND MAY RESULT IN THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ITEM.